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Table 1 Mosquito species names

From: Development of guidelines for the surveillance of invasive mosquitoes in Europe

Traditional name (1906–2000)

Reinert et al. 2004

Reinert et al. 2006

Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti

Stegomyia aegypti

St. (Ste.) aegypti*

Ae. (Ste.) albopictus

St. albopicta

 

Ae. (Ochlerotatus) atropalpus

Ochlerotatus (Och.) atropalpus

Georgecraigius (Gec.) atropalpus

Ae. (Finlaya) japonicus

Oc. (Fin.) japonicus

Hulecoeteomyia japonica

Ae. (Fin.) koreicus

Oc. (Fin.) koreicus

Hl. koreica

Ae. (Protomacleaya) triseriatus

Oc. (Pro.) triseriatus

 
  1. Major generic changes within the tribe Aedini were recently published [1214], leading to scientific debate and two or more names being simultaneously used for a single taxon. In this article we use the traditional names [15, 16], with alternate names shown in the table. * Subgenus Stegomyia re-defined in [17].